Two IDF soldiers killed in fighting in southern Lebanon

The IDF cleared for publication the names of two soldiers whose families had been notified of their deaths. Sgt. Maj. Yoav Klein, 21, from Herzliya, served as an armored corps fighter in Battalion 52 of the 401st Brigade, known as the Iron Tracks Formation, and was killed in combat in southern Lebanon.

The second fallen soldier was Staff Sgt. Maj. Nir Ben Ari, 21, from Kerem Maharal, who served as a fighter in the Maglan special forces unit, part of the Commando Brigade. He also fell in combat in southern Lebanon.

The article provides no further details about the circumstances of either death, beyond the military units, ages, hometowns, and the location of the fighting. The announcement makes clear that next of kin had already been informed before the names were released publicly.